Mule starter



J. RILEY MULE STARTER May 7; 1929.

Filed 001;. 7, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l J. RILEY MULE STARTER May 7, 19 29.

' Filed Oct. '7, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 7,1929.

JOSEPH RILEY, or sABATTU's, MAINE;

MULE screams. Y

' Application filed otobi 7, 1925. Serial no. 66,596.

This invention relates to an attachment for spinning mules of the well known Davis and Furber. type, such as illustrated, for example, in the patent to Sullivan No. 1,516,35at. M I

In spinning mules of this character, the travelling carriage has the usual toand fro motion and when it is desired to stop the,

carriage at the rolls, the usual shipper rod is bperat'ed which controls well known meehanism for throwing the belt on to an idle pulley whereupon the carriage will stop when it reaches the rolls. When it is desired to start the carriage again, the rod is moved in .the reverse direction and the carriage first moves in a. short distance and strikes an adjustable pin whichreleases the belt shifter and permits thebelt to move back to the driving pulley so that the carriage moves out again.

1' the speed of the carriage is 'uneven, it

may rebound when stopped and if this takes place, the, adjustable'pin willnot be struck and the carriage will fail to start when the ways.

shifter rod is again operated. The operator must then start the carriage'in one of two He must either push the carriage ahead so that it will contact with the aforesaid pin and start the carriage, which oper ation requires considerable strength, or he must '0 to the center of the mule, reach over the carriage and push the pin in by hand, which method is slow and dangerous.

The object of this invention is to provide simple and eflicient means for operating the starting mechanism from either side of the mule or at various positions transversely thereof as desired.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the head portion of a spinning mule of the type illustrated in the patent above cited.

' Figure 2 is a detached view in side elevation of the starting mechanism constituting the subject of the invention.

Figure 3 is a front View of a portion of the mule showing the attachment of the structure embodying the invention.-

Figure 4. is a detached perspective view of the starter. r

' Since the particular construction lot the mule itself and associated parts forms no part of the present invention, it is-believed to be unnecessary to describe the same in detail. There is shown the usual head porstand B,'.-ana an adjustable This carriage carries an adjustable pin 7 th the E which is adapted to cooperate wi pin C, and, through detent 'iii'ochaiiism F,

operates the belt, shifter Gwhi'ch controls the positioniojf. the belt" H;- While these parts are illustrated as they appear in the usual Davis and Furber, mule, such asis shown in pat-ent'tosullivan 1,516,35 i, or. November .18, 1924:, nevertheless it is to be understood that the invention is'not limited to this particular}type of spinning mule, but maybe used in other relations. C lampedto a rod 2 which formstheback support of the spool stand B and held against inovem'entfls anarinlto which is pivoted at a link scarrying'a block through which I a rod 6; which is held in desired position in said block by means of a set "screw '5. The end of this rod 6 lies just in front of aflpin'7 which is carried by the same part as the adjustable screw C. It I is, therefore, ob

vious that a'movement of the pin 7 by means of the rod 6 will produce the same operation as if the pin C were moved by the usual traveling carriage. y The rod 6 extends forwardly in a substantially horizontal plane and the end thereof passes through a block 8 to which it is held by a set screw 9. This block is carried by an arm 10 having a sleeve fitting over a rod 12 and fastened thereto by a set screw 11.. This rod 12 is mounted to rotate in a plurality of links 13, the other ends of which are held in position by the bolts '14- of the front end of the spool stand. A plurality of handles 15 are provided and fastened to the rod 12 in any suitable manner. Theserearwardly also as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, thus producingthe same result as if the pin C hadbeen moved rearwardly operated by the carriage D passe'sa downturned end of starting the traveling movement of the cara It will be obvious V a very simple and efiicient mechanism for riage once more.

that I have provided starting the traveling movement of the carriage whenever it has been stopped for any reason. It can be readily operated with out the exercise of great'strength and with out any danger whatever. It is also obivious that minor detail changes may be madewithout in any way departing from the spirit of the invention, which is to be regarded as limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

' I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a spinning mule having means operable to shift the drive member to inoperative position when it is desired'to stop the carriage in at therolls, in which said carriage upon being started thereafter has a" further movement toward the rolls, and. an element permitting restoration of the drive member to driving position operable through the said further movement of the carriage so that the carriage may be moved out again; meansto operate said element in case'of failure of operation thereof by the carriage comprising a rod arranged adjacent said element, means journalling said rod on the back support of the spool stand, an operating rod' jo'urnalled on the spool scribed my name.

stand, and an operativeconnection between said rods, whereby operation'of' the second mentioned rod will cause said first mentioned rod to shift said element. i.

2.- In combinatlon with a spinning mule member to inoperative position when it is thereafter has a further movement toward the rolls, and an element permltting restoration of the drlve member to drivingposi- 'tionoperable through the said further movement of the carriage so that the CLITIIELQ6- I may be moved out agaln; means to operate I said element in case of failure of operation thereof by the carriage comprising a rod having a depending portion and a portion extending forwardly therefrom, means ournalling said rod on the back support of the spool stand with said depending portion arranged adjacent said element, a rod in crossed relation to said forwardly extending portion jou'rnalled on the spool stand forwardly of the back support, and a connection carried by the second rod and pivoted to the forwardly extending portion to cause the depending portion to shift said element through rocking of the second rod.

having means operable to shift the drivev V In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sub- I JOSEPH RILEY; 

